Weather Briefing for Friday, January 28, 2022

This is a truncated weather briefing with a local news update after the weather section.

General Outlook

An upper low pressure system will support accumulating snow for the mountains this afternoon through early Saturday. Outside the mountains, rain may change to snow this evening or overnight, with small accumulation possible in some areas. An arctic air mass building in behind the system this weekend will support cold and windy conditions Saturday. Temperatures rebound early next week ahead of our next system.


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National Weather Map and Local forecasts through Sunday Night

Franklin Area

Today

A slight chance of snow between noon and 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 12. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

Sunny, with highs near 30. Wind chill values as low as zero. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 12. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm ibefore midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 20s.



Highlands Plateau

Today

A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 10. Wind chill values as low as -10. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday

Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 20s. Wind chill values as low as -10. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 14. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the upper 30s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s.

Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

A slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain between noon and 4pm, then a chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 13. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday

Sunny, with highs near 30. Wind chill values as low as -5. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 14. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.

Nantahala Area

A slight chance of snow before noon, then a chance of rain and snow between noon and 1pm, then a chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with highs near 40. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 4am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with lows around 12. Wind chill values as low as -5. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday

Sunny, with highs near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with lows around 14. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Sunny, with highs near 40.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.



Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous weather is not expected today. Light snow accumulations are possible today and tonight, especially across the higher elevations.

A low pressure system developing along the coast will bring light precipitation that should change from rain to snow across the mountains this afternoon, and across the northern Upstate of South Carolina and the foothills and western Piedmont of North Carolina Friday evening. A light accumulation is snow is likely, perhaps around an inch, especially over the western Piedmont of North Carolina and the northern Upstate, including the Charlotte metro area. No significant accumulation is expected across areas outside the mountains and west of Interstate 26. Temperatures will drop well below freezing early Saturday, so patches of black ice can be expected on Saturday morning where snow accumulates Friday night.



Local News Update 

 • Macon County Reports Six Additional Deaths Related to COVID-19 [Press Release]

• Skatepark Design Meeting at Townhall

Sk828 met with a skatepark designer at the Franklin Town Hall on Thursday evening to choose a design for the proposed skatepark that will be built on the Whitmire Property. The park will be accessible from Van Raalte Street. Video of the meeting is embedded below and if you wish to donate to the project, a GoFunMe [LINK] has been established. If you wish to interact with the group, they have a Facebook Group [LINK] in order to foster communication and organize fundraising efforts. The project is expected to cost around $140,000.



• Get free at-⁠home COVID-⁠19 tests [COVIDtests.gov]

• Macon County Animal Services Implements Adoption Special for Dogs [Macon Media]

• Retailers move into Franklin [Smoky Mountain News]



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Published at 4:04am on Friday, January 28, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins